THURSDAY, SEPT. 9 BOYS ROUNDUP: Tigers beat Granite in SWC soccer

The Edwardsville Tigers boys soccer team stayed unbeaten in the Southwestern Conference on Thursday night with a 2-1 road victory over Granite City at Gene Baker Field.

The 5-1 Tigers, whose only loss came in a 2-1 decision at Missouri power DeSmet, is 3-0 in the SWC. The Warriors drop to 2-2 and 1-1 in the conference.

Sam Fink and Tyler Swanner scored goals for Edwardsville, which had junior keeper Daniel Brennan in goal. The goal was a team-leading ninth for Fink.

Belleville East 3, Marquette 0 - The Lancers took a 2-0 lead at halftime and put away the Explorers at Moore Park in Alton. East is 4-3-1.

Marquette is 2-3-1 with all three defeats coming against Southwestern Conference opposition. The Explorers are back in action Monday at home against another SWC foe in Granite City.

Highland 4, Jersey 0 - Nick Ammann scored the Bulldogs' first three goals and assisted on the fourth as the Bulldogs won a Mississippi Valley Conference match in Jerseyville.

Bram Blackwell had 16 saves for the Panthers, who fall to 3-5 and 0-4 in the Valley. Highland is 4-4 and 2-1 in the MVC.

Carlinville 2, Litchfield 0 - Luke Davis scored two goals in the first half with Jake Pohlman assisting on both and the Cavaliers went on to post a South Central Conference win in Carlinville. Andy Pruitt got the shutout in goal for Carlinville, which improves to 6-2 and 1-0 in the league.

Greenville 7, Roxana 3 - The Comets broke to a 4-0 lead by halftime and coasted to the SCC victory in Roxana. Chase McPeak, Brandon Dudley and Luke Chairney scored goals for the Shells, who drop to 1-6-1.

BOYS GOLF

EA-WR 157, CM 189 - Marc Sobol matched par with a 36 at Belk Park to lead the Oilers to a 32-shot victory over the Eagles. East Alton-Wood River, which also got a 39 from Mike Sabatino, improves to 14-3. CM was led by Dustin Duncan's 45.